The Alaska leg of the global journey ended after visits to Metlakatla and Prince of Wales Island earlier this month.
"Polynesian Voyaging Society"
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Juneau sends off Hōkūle‘a Thursday with global launch ceremony at UAS Rec Center
The ceremony will be at the UAS Recreation Center from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event was moved indoors due to the weather forecast.
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Juneau welcomes Polynesian voyaging canoe before it sets out on 4-year journey
A thousand people gathered at Auke Bay in Juneau on Saturday to welcome the Hōkūle‘a and her crew to Juneau. Now, the crew is preparing to embark on a four-year journey around the world.
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A Hōkūle‘a crew member speaks on regaining the ‘lost art form’ of navigating without instruments
“That was a time of our language being brought back into schools, so that little babies are now starting to learn their culture,” Moani Heimuli says. “And Hōkūle‘a was built to really fill that void of the seafarers.”
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June 7, 2023: Chef’s Halo Halo Talk; Juneau Pride Events; Moananuiākea
A new segment of Chef’s Halo Halo Talk with Zerelda’s Bistro, plus Juneau Pride week events, and KTOO’s interview with the Polynesian Voyaging Society on the Moananuiākea.
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Hawaiian voyaging canoe’s latest journey starts in Alaska: ‘The ocean is what connects us’
The journey that sets out from Juneau next week is called Moananuiākea, and the crew’s goal is to learn about land stewardship and unity from Indigenous communities throughout the Pacific Ocean.
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